LISTing Newsletter

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Long island Sinclair ^ Timex
И1 Users broup

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Yes, | know its late. But I'll natn the next meeting dates anyway:
LIST: Jan. 10 at Harvey's, and Feb. 21 at Harvey's; note that this is the
THIRD Sunday in Feb.
NYTSE: Meets Mon. Jan. ЇЇ at Miss Kims, Park Ave 5., and Feb. 22 at
Miss Kims. Са! Joe Neuman or Harvey R, for more info.
UPCOMING LISTings: АГ articles? 288 info, 2068 рокеѕ +реекѕ, making
Code Relocatable, Alternate Modem Power Supplies, Graphics for Zebra's
Designer Series, and moref But keep on submitting articles to Joe Newman
nfo. inside). Also -2х - -7/5 Jho dya pe Chik f-o ect.’
HAPPY NEW YEAR id ALL THAT JAZZ J дк 45

Ба ЕВЕ

LIST.
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Valley Stream, [Y 158

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Jan-89
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ARST CLASS MAIL
DATE MEETING NOTICE
Piease DOMT delay!

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Sir Clive Sinclair is hoping his teeny 2- |
pound PC will be a gigantic success.

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E LisTingdg Listing E
| Please send all submissions to: E
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Н #20, Elizabeth, NI O7202 E
FLEASE DON'T SEND “UPCOMING ARTICLE’:
ANNÜLUNCEMENTZ-just send the articlei:
or send items for the LIST group :

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LIST ADDRESS
yearly LIST dues- $15

(i.e.- not for publication? to: i
LIST, Harvey Rait і

5 Peri Lane E

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Newsletter Newsnotes

most importance: we wish a
recovery ta our beloved
Myles Cohen, fram

First- of
speedy

president (of LIST),
his unfortunate accident. Myles, when
they say ‘Break а leg’ before you go
on stage, don't mean it
literaily! at time of this
writing, Myles Usuriating at the
Vé Hospital on Bast and 15% Avenues in
Manhattan, Ward 10N, Bed you
know where to send the get-well cards.

РА

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ās mentioned in the
Computer Froducts in California’
offering ТМХ-64, а 64 column БЕ
program for the 2665, slong with many
other features. The program
date has been put till
X-Mass’ It's X¥-Mass now, and still
no ТМХ-Б4, so don't worry if you
ordered it and haven't gotten it yet.

release
'around

эт?

GH Cis aise offering Quad Density
disk drives for $45 ва, or 2 for $20
($5 sth/drive?. Call or write them
for more info, and mention LISTing.

The to be going weil

л =

and has very interesting plans for the
future. Eill Joneses, the Update
creator, is commited. Contact him at:
та-рове Update, 1217 Stratford Ave.,

Fanama City, зедод. $lz/year.
(TOPS)
It was

Ana?
14845.

disk drive newsletter
seems to be publishing again.
taken over by Ronald Havlen,
Chambers Road, Horsehead, NY
Contact him more infa.

The Timex

for

An interesting note was passed along

last issue, G & C
а

. YEAR warranty.

by Stoney M.— RAMTOP newsletter
reports а rumor of a 2028 interface

that will aliow
slave, including

it to use an AT as a
all its peripherais!

The Florida Winterfest is all systems

go. Don’t be turned off by fear of
costes. i ^ have checked | around and
found rooms at the Comfort Inn and

distance of the
per night. I

others within walking
Marriot, for only #45

don't plan to spend much time in а
hotel room if I go to the Fest, so
even if the Comfort Inn ain't a
Hilton, who cares? And airfare from
tthe NY area can still be had for
under $200 roundtrip. Its possible
some of the travel agents among our

groups will be able to help further СІ
am іп discussion with two now- one
has been able to get roundtrip airfare
from the WEST coast to FL for about
+1501 We'll see what he can do Тог
=i Y.

The ‘Guy from Timex’, who із now
president of Psion America, will
probably make the February meeting. He
wasn't able to make it in Dec. or Jan.
due to the biggie computer shows he'li
be attending.

guys, unfortunately we
a good one from our group.
Nazir Pashtoon has moved to Illinois
(Des Plaines I think?) due to a change
in employment. His Sinclair expertise
will be missed by the group- hopefully
IL group will gain this valuable

Speaking of
have lost а

Aas you know, the last meeting was the
buy/sell/swap-meet. Very little new
information was presented, therefore
no meeting minutes.

GL БІРЕ RAM, only +130!

Matt Гепкаг is offering а new 0.5.
made БІРЕК ram pack for the GL. it
features low power consumption, zero
wait states, surge-suppresses QL power
supply, fully through-ported, and it
fits all the way inside the Gi
e9ypansion port. Perhaps the most

interestingg feature besides the price
is that the MZ51IZK also has a FIVE
Why not buy American-

See ——

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this time it seems better! Contact

Matt гепкаг, ue 12534, Rochester, МҰ

14612 $5 hippingag, and NY state

residents must add sales {а Matt
ссер :

TU VE => -—
availabie for sale shortiv. а :
reasonable price. Please keep in mind
that this is a Rühdisk, which requires
i O5 cartrid disk
t

а NEW COMPUTER FOR $€27.507?777?
Well, no, but a radicall
one-- the 5pec-emulated

utterly new and fascinatin

Beta Засіс from E

Birmingham, England. r =
disasdvanitageous exchange rate; Bob
Hartung is accepting checks for
$27.50 + $1.50 service charge to put

card and the program
than three weeks.

it on his charge
is received in less

Or you can put the 15 pounds on your
Visa or Mastercard. Or you can send a
check Тог $35. But is Beta Basic
worth iit?

It is the best program I have ever
seen for folks who enjoy programming
more than any game devised for
computers. So you have maztered
Sinclair Basic and you are feeling a

but machine code
for any quick
want to buy a

They're here!

bit ho-hum about it,
is awsomely difficult
mastery and you don't
QL to get procedures.

Procedures, and so much more: like
formatted listings for easy reading--a
choice of 5 kinds. How about
selecting size of printione pixel to

one screen size with a single keyword
and the numbers of pixels for height
and width. Graphic capabilities away
and beyond Sinclair Basic and you can
Save your SCREENS to tape in Spectrum

F

in in 2028
drive for
TE
ries. But
виза

г =

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"an

splitting that overly long statement

into two from right in the middie of

t ж arrow ys permit

within the

clock that

half dozen

b again a

copyirndg a

to another

осы still

can define

= а String

tatements.

he least

the mest

ARE, ete .?

oP ouble

i out too! To

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keywords and functions doesn't begin

to cover the marvel of this program

because every one has а half dozen

uses and choices. But are you

immobilized until you master the

intracaciez of Beta Basic? Absolutely

not becauze Bii of the original

commands, etc. of Sinclair Basic are

there too, unchanged You can adda

windows, do-looaps, eise, get, while,

exit if, and the rest of the 100 kinks
gradually.

Or send $5 to Bob Hartung for his

tutorial. Mine is release 3.0 for

emulated Spec-twin to out TS2065 but

4.0 for the Spectrum 125K is ready

also. Му current fantasy revolves

around the exhaustion of Сіз modified

for uz consumption. Maybe those

dealers will take up the Spectrum 122

+3 [ha ha ha Dee hes hooo oh- EDI.

Everything I have Seen in GL programs

zeemaz to he Avaridble through Beta

Баш с.

— Stoney McMurray

Reportedly, Zebra сап modify the Z

drives system to work with emulated FINALLY- SINCLAIR REPAIR SERVICE!
Spectrum. What about the other disk Dan Elliot, Rt. 1, Cabool, MO 65659
drive systems? If the üiiger, Larken, has offered repair services for the
and Aerco can work nda emus or гот— following computers: Т5—2068, TS-1000/
switched 2068, there's no reason why 1500, 7Х-81, 16, 32, & БАК ram packs,
Beta Basic should be а rarified and the Sinclair GL. His charges аге
Sidetrack CI know for sure Spectrum as follows:

26062- $15 plus parts

solair GL- $25 plus parts

i the other items mentioned above
Bach pius parts. Outside

imental USA add $5 тог shipping.
ment which has been modified

: ‘hen the original manufaturers

безі то add $5 to above. Other

services such as upgrading and

modifications аге also available. To

roms can work with the Larken; don't
know about the others- EDIT. After :
aii, for most of us computing is a Š

send in eguipment:

Those Піс BEIGE Doorstops?!? Describe іп detail the pproblem and
Remember the canard that the 7Х-Әі% was whether ог not the problem is
useful only as a doorstep? It was the intermittent. List any software/hard-

ult of Commodore'z (Cor is that ware associated with the problem, and
Commode-Door =. $100 rebate offer any modifications to the equipment.
= trade-in of any FC. At the PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN THE POWER PACK
people would buy а new 2Х-51 for WITH YOUR COMPUTER . For more
‚+50; SO, many first-time Buyers mailed information write to Dan at the above
brand-new 2-81'5 inte Commodore for a or call (3141 7398-1712 evenings Sunday
fast #50 profit. Reportedly, they got through Thursday.
thousands of them. And being
Commodore they coul dn't figure out INTERESTING INFO
annything better to do with them than i has posed some interesting
bhem on 2 their employees "to the group. One is а survey,

а good idea. The people
able to show up at LIST
know each others interests-
about the majority of the

ече із emp тоўгез couidn't figure

ha аге your interests
uj ta nclair and
“>

Y? Which the Sinclair
Y do you currently use most?
hat would you like to see
fF you nci г machines, in
hardware and/or software?
= along your mments to the
hen perhaps Martin сап be

“While many companies relegate their i

ciger machines to... muungane tasks. .., p upon to tabulate the
some use them as Oversize doorstops, i baee PES can help to keep
and others haave tried giving them t oup interesting!

ted in Sinclair’

s

changed, though- i puter Fests? How many people
reports the price of pian +2 ог would like to attend the
2 drives and mono Florida fest ог another fest? What

XT with ТОМЬ drive, about a local fest оп the east coast?

. Share your feelings.. please. Many

š è
fesi ап easi roast RY area} fesi

а= tN
would not be worthwhile...
think and wby...wouid you Бе willing
to heip organize а NY area
ALL IMPORTANT questi

And finailv, Hartin
the group? wish t=

i
dspioM um as Martii

x t. š š
bate » Dut

me early enough.
FOR SALE

Rani, power pack,
=

Ram, aii connecting cables,

ties of programs:
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Gambler (Slots & blackjack)

=

ií c=. GGar=s

Pied мате=
1

Robot Wars

Book, Folder of over 25 useful

programs, typewriter style eyboard
na копа, harg
E Е, magazines:
1 А11 Oniy #45

covers of

of aii the
EPUM 2 ЕРДЕН ES UM UMS
issues Since December
covers iist sii the ағіісіе= and

have appeared

programs which
with th= u th and, in most cases,
Some indi of the specific
computer for which the program was
index book can be
ined by sending $6 to: В

a,
Ee
Шш

‘pommel
{а= Crucez, ЫР БЕНИ

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Amber
Aerco

z 0500 drives, Zenith
printer,

Рапаѕог є

LF. pom , much software includes
ове. i 4 many new

keyboards, 3 with s.w.
аға technical manuals, every SYNC
ever pubiisnhed, all excellent, а."
Reiler, Crescent Drive & 0.1, Lak =
Hopatcong, BLF = zOoib-&&BS-OZZ!

LETTERS
membership has
Should have been
proper partiy- y
needn!'t be concered about it.

MR. |KELLER- Your
imd The check

pazzed on to the

Gentlemen:
What the heil is
an ingdguirind mind and

а modapter?* I have
I want to know,

especially before i piunk down БО! i
can See buying terminal software but i
сап wire ыг an ЕЕ port. sAnd why a
SOC Gl can be set for

к,
eu!
vm.

baud modem
i baud

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PT

rates, can it nort?

Can аси? or S600 baud modem
Бе

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Гап Aprile greenscreen moniter] to the
Gl and selected Fl. The windows come
i can the cursor. i've

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ports and several

BS well. Аі 300 baud
parity problems,
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г оп the Gi end.
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of some chips and other
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produce ga
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let us know. The point iz for about a hundred

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power...even if it is just to p
to react to withi But alas, the world belongs
of Listing of bigger things...and ta keep up with
interests: tbe world have to move on to

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OL COOLING PROBLEMS, PART #1 ВУ H.J.DIGIOVANNI, LIST.

I WAS THE LUCKY ? ONE WHO RECEIVED ONE OF THE FEW
“QLS THAT "FREEZES" AFTER А FEW HOURS OF OPEREATION", TO
QUOTE PARAGRAPH 5.1 OF THE SINCLAIR QL SERVICE MANUAL. IT
FURTHER QUOTES "WE DO NOT YET FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
HAPPENS WITH SOME COMPUTERS" THEIR "CURE" OF CLEANING THE
ICS (PP 5.2) DOES NOTHING.

CNE OF THE FIRST USES OF MY QL WAS TO USE PROGRAM
TAX I QL FOR MY 1968 INCOME TAX. THE ADDITION OF A"MIRACLE"
512 RAM РАСК MADE MATTERS WORSE. IT WAS HEART BREAKING ТО
WORK OUT A FORM, ONLY TO HAVE THE COMPUTER FREEZE AND TO HAVE
TO BESET AND START OVER.

IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE AREA ОЕ THE QL OVER THE HEAT
SINK WAS VERY WARM. THE HEAT SINK IS SUPPOSED TO COOL THE
UAT305, THE 5 VOLT REGULATOR, BY THERMAL CONDUCTION. THIS IC
REDUCES THE POWER SUPPLY UNREGULATED "9 VOLTS UNDER LOAD" TO
A HIGHLY REGULATED 5 VOLTS. THE CURRENT DRAWN FROM THE 9 VOLT
SUPPLY WITH THE 512 RAM 15 NORMALLY . ABOUT 0.75 AMPS, AND
ABOUT 1.0 AMP WITH A MICRODRIVE OPERATING, WITH A STARTING
SURGE OF ABOUT 1.1 AMP. THE 9 VOLT SUPPLY IS RATED АТ 2
AMPS. THE UA7805 IS DISSIPATING ABOUT 3 WATTS, SINCE THE 9
VOLT SUPPLY ALSO FEEDS THE MICRODRIVES ETC.SEPARATELY.

I DID THE FOLLOWING:

i. USED NEW SILICON GREASE BETWEFEN REGULATOR AND THE
HEAT SINK, AND USING A SMALL SOLDER LUG AND А BRASS WASHER
TIGHTENED THE MOUNTING SCREW TO GET GOOD HEATTRANSFER.

2. INSTALLED A TANTALUM, 10 UF, 30 VOLT CAPACITOR FROM
THE {МРУТ SIDE OF THE 047805, (9V) TO THE GROUND LUG
INSTALLED IN 1.ABOVE. ( GROUND IS THE NEGATIVE SIDE)

3. REMOVED ALL PORT COVERS TO IMPROVE CIRCULATION.

4. BY MEANS OF A SMALL VARIABLE TRANSFORMER, REDUCED THE
INCOMING LINE VOLTAGE TO ABOUT 90 VOLTS RMS. THIS LAST
MEASURE REDUCED THE FREQUENCY OF "HANGUPS" BUT DID NOT
ELIMINATE THEM.

5. THE USE OF A 4 INCH, АС 120 V. EXHAUST FAN AT HALF
LINE VOLTAGE, RIGGED TO A HOME MADE SOCK COUPLED TO THE RAM
EXTENSION PORT, SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF "HANGIIPS" BUT WAS NOT
VERY CONVIENT, BEING WINDY, NOISY, SPACE EATING AND
CONSTANTLY FALLING APART SINCE IT WAS HELD TOGETHER WITH
SCOTCH TAPE.

6. THE FINAL SOLUTION WAS THE INSTALLATION OF 3 INCH, 12
VOLT,DC, BRUSHLESS COOLING FAN THRU THE QL COVER, BLOWING
DIRECTLY AT THE HEAT SINK AND POWERED FROM THE 9 VOLTS QL
SUPPLY. SINCE THIS INSTALLATION WAS MADE, THERE HAVE BEEN
NO HANGUPS, NO GARBAGE IN PROGRAMS, NO BREEZES,COOL, QUIET.

A PLEASURE !!

FOR DETAILS SEE PART 2.

page 6

QL COOLING PROBLEMS, PART 2 BY H.J.DIGIOVANNI, LIST.

IT WAS INDICATED IN PART 1 THAT THE QL WITH THE 512 RAM
EXTENSION AND ONE MICRODRIVE OPERATING DREW ABOUT 1 AMP FROM
THE 9 VOLT SUPPLY, MOSTLY TO THE UA7805 REGULATOR. THIS
SUPPLY OUTPUT IS RATED AT 2 AMPS DC. THUS RADIO SHACK's
#273-243 3 INCH, BRUSHLESS DC FAN, RATED AT 12 VOLTS, RANGE
7.0-13.8 VOLTS, WITH MAX. CURRENT OF 150 МА. IS IDEAL.

АТ 9 VOLTS THIS FAN DRAWS 100 MA WHICH LOADS THE 9

VOLT. 2 AMP SUPPLY TO ABOUT 1.15 AMPS MAX. (STILL
CONSERVATIVE LOADING) AND REDUCES THE RATED 27 CFM AIR FLOW
TO AN ESTIMATED 15 CFM. SUFFICE ІТ TO SAY THAT AFTER

INSTALLATION AS DESCRIBED BELOW, THE TOP OF THE QL OVER THE
HEAT SINK REMAINS COLD AND ALL "FREEZING", PROGRAM GLICHES,

ETC. HAVE COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED. IT 1$ NOW A PLEASURE TO
USE MY QI!
THE INSTALLATION INVOLVES THE REMOVAL OF THE TOP

COVER OF THE QL BY REMOVING THE FOUR LONG SCREWS AT THE UNDER
SIDE OF THE BACK EDGE AND THE REMOVAL OF THE 4 SMALL SCREWS
AT THE UNDER SIDE OF FRONT EDGE OF THE QL. THE SCREWS HOLDING
THE MICRODRIVES SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED.

CAREFULLY LIFT THE FRONT END OF THE COVER, HINGING THE
REAR END AND CAREFULLY REMOVE KEY-BOARD RIBBON CABLES ВУ
PULLING STRAIGi OUT WITHOUT TWISTING OR BENDING. REMOVE THE
© WIRE LED CONNECTOR. OR WIRES IF SO FURNISHED. THE TOP OF
THE Qt. SHOULD NOW REMOVABLE.

REFERRING TO FIG. #1, LAYOUT, ОМ THE ТОР COVER. THE
CENTERS MARKED a,b & c. ACCURACY IS A MUST. USE А SHARP
SCRIBER TO MARK THE INTERSECTIONS ОЕ THE MEASUREMENTS, THEN
CENTCER-PUNCH THE EXACT CENTER. A PIECE ОҒ 2X4 LAID UNDER THE
WORKING AREA WILL HELP THE CENTER-PUNCHING. AS A CHECK, TWO
DIAGONAL LINES FROM THE a CENTERS SHOULD INTERSECT AT THE b
CENTER.

USING A SMALL SHARP DRILL, SUCH AS А #51 OR А 1/16 IN. ,
DRILL АТ ALL CENTER-PUNCHES. THEN DRILL THE a HOLES WITH A
#36 DRILL; THE b HOLE, WITH А DRILL TO ACCURATELY LOCATE THE
CENTER OF THE FLYCUTTER USED TO CUT THE 2.5 INCH DIAMETER
HOLE, USUALLY A #30 OR 1/8 DRILL; THE с НОГЕ, WITH A #13 OR
3/16 DRILL.

USING A FLY-CUTTR SET TO 2.5 INCH DIAM. SLOWLY START TO
CUT THE LARGE HOLE. USE VERY LOW SPEED AND FEED SINCE THE
HEAT OF CUTTING WILL TEND TO MELT THE PLASTIC. GO ABOUT HALF
THROUGH AND THEN START FROM THE OTHER SIDE. BE CAREFUL NOT TO
DISTURB ANY OF THE INTERNAL SHIELDING. CONTINUE THROUGH AND
THEN FILE THE CUT TO CLEAN THE MOLTEN GOOK. A SMALL DRILL
PRESS 15 VERY DESIREABLE FOR THIS OPERATION.

USING A # 6-32 TAP, THREAD ALL FOUR OF THE a HOLES ONLY.
BE SURE ТО ТАР PERPINDICULAR TO THE SURFACE OF THE QL.

page 7

REFERRING TO FIG. $2, USING 1/16 INCH THICK GASKET
MATERIAL, SUCH AS "VELLUMOID", SHEET CORK OR SHEET RUBBER,
CUT THE 2.5 INCH DIAMETER HOLE WITH A GASKET CUTTING KNIFE OR
A GASKET CUTTER IN А DRILL PRESS. THE OTHER HOLES SHOULD
PREFERABLY BE PUNCHED. THE a HOLES SHOULD BE 5/32 PUNCH OR IF
DRTLLED,5/32 OR #24 DRILL. THE c HOLE SHOULD BE 3/16 PUNCH
OR IF DRILLED, 3/16 OR # 13 DRILL. NOTE THE 1/16 ° SLIT AT
THE c HOLE TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF GSKET FROM FAN WIRES.

FACE THE FAN SO THAT THE ARROWS MOULDED ON THE SIDE AND
THE WIRES ARE TO THE REAR OF THE QL, THE AXIAL ARROW POINTING
TO THE QL. FEED THE RED AND BLACK WIRES LOOSELY THROUGH THE С
HOLE. SLIP THE GASKET THROUGH THE SLIT AT ITS c HOLE, BEING
SURE THAT THF a HOLES WILL MATCH THE QL AND FAN. ALIGN MORE
CAREFULLY AND FULL THE FAN WIRES TO BE SURE THAT THERE WILL
BE NO PINCHING. USING 6/32 BINDING HEAD 5:16 ОЕ 3/8 INCH
SCREWS, (NO LONGER SINCE THEY WILL INTERFERE WITH THE
MICRODRIVES) .MOUNT THE FAN BY FEEDING SCREWS TO THE BOTTOM
HOLES OF THE FAN AND TURNING THE SCREW WITH А 1/8 INCH DIAM.
SCREW DRIVER THRU THE TOP HOLES. FASTEN THE SCREWS LOOSELY
UNTIL ALL ARE IN PLACE, THEN CHECK TO SEE THAT THE WIRES ARE
IN PLACE, THEN SCREW FIRMLY BUT NOT TOO TIGHT.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER,TWIST THE TWO FAN LEADS.
SOLDER THE BLACK LEAD TO THE LUG ADDED WHEN MOUNTING THE HEAT
SINK FOR THE UA7805 ¿(GROUND). AND SOLDER THE RED LEAD TO THE
POSITIVE LEAD OF THE CAPACITOR ADDED TO THE UA7805 (+9
VOLTS). CAREFULLY REPLACE THE KEYBOAD RIBBON CONNECTORS AND
THE LED CONNECTOR OR WIRES. DRAPE THE FAN WIRES IN A LOOP
WHERE THERE WILL ВЕ NO PHYSICAL INTERFERENCE AND CLOSE THE
COVER REPLACING THE SCREWS WHERE REMOVED.

THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE EXCEPT THAT PROTECTION
SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE EXPOSED MOVING FAN BLADE. AN OPEN
SPACE MUST BE PROVIDED FOR THE AIR TO ENTER THE FAN. THIS CAN
BE DONE BY SUPPORTING A THIN BUT RIGID 8 CM. X 8 CM PLATE,
SOLID OR PERFORATED, BY MEANS OF 1/2 LONG SPACERS THROUGH THE
TOP MOUNTING HOLES IN THE FAN. DRILL FOUR #27 HOLES ON THE
PLATE WITH THE SAME DIMENSIONAL SPACING AS THE а HOLES
INDICATED ABOVE AND USE 1/4 О.р. X. 3/16 Г.Б. 1/2 LONG
SPACERS WITH 6/32 X 1 INCH LONG SCREWS AND SMALL PATTERN 6/32
NUTS. A NOMINAL 1/16 THICK PLY WOOD WORKS FINE.

I HAVE JUST NOTICED THAT W.W.GRAINGER CATALOGS A
COMMERCIAL GUARD THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE SPACERS TO DO THE
JOB. THIS IS THE ITEM "NO.4C740, "GUARD FOR 3 1/8 FANS".

P.S. І BOUGHT ONE AND САМ HIGHLY RECOMMEND 1T, BUT
UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE TRADE, YOU HAVE TO BUY THROUGH A
RETAILER. CALL GRAINGER FOR DETAILS. RETAIL PRICE, LESS THAN
$1.50.

page 8

#27 DRILL
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QL COOLING
AAT. Of GIOVANMWY,
LIST

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У РРА УУ У У УУ АЕ ЕАУ ТО О О О О О О А АЈА
x GRAPHICS FOR ZEBRA’S DESIGNER SERIES $
ЖК КК КЕ ЕЕ Е Е ЗІ ДЫ,

BY CEDRIC К. BASTIAANS

Some time ago I purchased Zebra's Graphics Designer Series, 3 software programs that
allow you to design your own signs, banners and greeting cards.

I am in general quite happy with this software and have only one disappointment, the
GRAPHICS provided in the software's library. There are 22 of them, as depicted below. The

gallery shows two more, not numbered and boxed. These are the subject of this article and
were not part of the original library.

Look over the original 22 and see if you agree with my evaluation of their merits. First
of all I judged them on "how well they please the (my) eye", then also on usefulness.

Here are my judgements:
#2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 16, and 21 are pretty and useful.
#3, 7, and 22 are just "okay" but still usable.
Some need to be "worked on": #6 (it is too "busy"), and 12 (to me, it looks more like an
“extraterrestrial being" than a "wreath"!), and 17.
#1, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, and 20 are downright UGLY and are therefore not acceptable.

Finally, I am puzzled by #13, the whale. What would you use this for??? In a birthday card
for your 300-pound niece?

Fortunately, the software came with a built-in GRAPHICS DESIGNER UTILITY which gives you
a tool to make your own graphics library and replace all the original ugly ones.

When you LOAD this utility, you will be presented with a menu and you should enter 1
(ONE). The screen will then show a pixel raster which will be your "design window". It'll
already show the ROSE design. On its right will be an actual size image of the rose. The
pixel raster is 3 times larger. A blinking cursor can be seen in its upper left corner.

First a few remarks; I'm afraid they are going to be criticisms. (Who was that mumbling,
"What else is new?"). Well, you know me, I often claim to know better...
Anyway, my first remark is that the pixel raster has an ASPECT RATIO of 56/32, or 1.75.
This is a very awkward ratio of height to width and will as a consequence RESTRICT the
kinds of designs we can enter. À more useful aspect ratio would be LESS THAN ONE, like 0.7
(photographs) or 0.75 (TV screens). This derives from the way our two eyes are placed: AS
A PAIR, SIDE BY SIDE. Our panoramic vision spans a rectangle that's wider than it's high!
Then I found that the navigation of the cursor by means of the cursor keys 5, 6, 7, and 8
to be somewhat touchy as is the horizontal moving of the cursor with the p(plot)-key and
the o(unplot)-key. What I DO like is that plotting and unplotting make distinctly DIFFER-
ENT SOUNDS (clicks?). I just would wish they could be LOUDER (who knows how to do this?)

To create a new graphics design, CLEAR the raster by punching in "CAPSHIFT c". I'm show-
ing below two designs, one of a teddybear, the other of a clef. Always maneuver the cursor
from left to right (using the plot/unplot keys) and from top to bottom, using the cursor
keys to bring it down and back to the left. Once you have moved the cursor to the point
where you want to start the pixeling, you can choose to go "blindly", just using the click
sounds to follow the pixel sequencing. It's easier than it looks, believe me.

While you are making your (or my) creation, you can follow the progress on the real size
image that forms to the right. This allows you to change any pixeling that might lead to
a better depiction of what you're after.

When done, SAVE the design and name it. I chose BEAR for the teddy and CLEF for the
other design, NOT CLEFT, because that's what Kirk Douglas has on his chin! A clef is a
symbol on a musical staff, denoting (pun intended!) the pitch of the notes, FRASE CLEFT,
unless you want to keep it. Of course, I DO realize that beauty is in the eye of the
beholder and you may not like my designs at all and prefer Zebra's. After all, someone at

Zebra must have been proud of his or her creations...

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Before SAVEing the design, you may want to make a copy on your TS2040, but be aware of
the fact that it will not show how your BIG PRINTER will print it. In the BEAR print
above, I have added the print of my 5610 printer on the left of the TS2040's depiction,
which is right underneath the word "bear",

If you like my designs and want to see more, write the LIST editor.

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